四能级原子系统中的电磁诱导吸收

以三个电偶极跃迁(中间跃迁作为探测跃迁、两边分别是耦合跃迁和控制跃迁)构成N型四能级系统为例，研究介质对探测光的吸收.揭示了在N型四能级系统中，既可产生电磁诱导吸收又可产生电磁诱导透明.这不仅取决于非相干转移率的大小，而且还取决于耦合场、控制场的强度和第四个简并能级的衰减速率大小. 关键词： 电磁诱导吸收 电磁诱导透明 原子相干的自发转移 能级的衰减速率     

耦合场线宽：抑制电磁诱导吸收

原子相干对吸收的相长干涉导致电磁诱导吸收，这是一类新的相干效应. 以三个电偶极跃迁构成N型链，中间跃迁作为探测跃迁的四能级系统为例，揭示耦合场线宽抑制电磁诱导吸收的强度. 这并非与电磁诱导透明系统中耦合场线宽产生或者增强吸收的情形相矛盾，线宽仍然是抑制系统的相干性. 关键词： 电磁诱导吸收 耦合场线宽 原子相干 退相干     

The difference in noise property between the Autler-Townes splitting medium and the electromagnetically induced transparent medium

The quantum noise of squeezed probe light passing through an atomic system with different electromagnetically induced transparency and Autler-Townes splitting effects is investigated theoretically.It is found that the optimal squeezing preservation of the outgoing probe beam occurs in the strong-coupling-field regime rather than in the weakcoupling-field regime.In the weak-coupling-field regime,which was recently recognized as the electromagnetically induced transparency regime(Abi-Salloum T Y 2010 Phys.Rev.A 81 053836),the output amplitude noise is affected mainly by the atomic noise originating from the random decay process of atoms.While in the strong-coupling-field regime,defined as the Autler-Townes splitting regime,the output amplitude noise is affected mainly by the phase-toamplitude conversion noise.This is useful in improving the quality of the experiment for efficient quantum memory,and hence has an application in quantum information processing.     

Phase control of squeezed state in double electromagnetically induced transparency system with a loop-transition structure

We theoretically study the squeezed probe light passing through a double electromagnetically induced transparency (DEIT) system, in which a microwave field and two coupling lights drive a loop transition. It is shown that the output squeezing can be maintained in both two transparency windows of DEIT, and it can also be manipulated by the relative phase of the three driving fields. The influence of the intensity of applied fields and the optical depth of atoms on the squeezing is also investigated. This study offers possibilities to manipulate the squeezing propagation in atomic media by the phase of electromagnetic fields.     

The difference in noise property between the Autlerben Townes splitting medium and the electromagnetically induced transparent medium

The quantum noise of squeezed probe light passing through an atomic system with different electromagnetically induced transparency and Autler-Townes splitting effects is investigated theoretically. It is found that the optimal squeezing preservation of the outgoing probe beam occurs in the strong-coupling-field regime rather than in the weak-coupling-field regime. In the weak-coupling-field regime, which was recently recognized as the electromagnetically induced transparency regime (Abi-Salloum T Y 2010 Phys. Rev. A bf81 053836), the output amplitude noise is affected mainly by the atomic noise originating from the random decay process of atoms. While in the strong-coupling-field regime, defined as the Autler-Townes splitting regime, the output amplitude noise is affected mainly by the phase-to-amplitude conversion noise. This is useful in improving the quality of the experiment for efficient quantum memory, and hence has an application in quantum information processing.     

相长干涉：电磁诱导吸收

揭示修饰态原子相干对吸收的相长干涉产生电磁诱导吸收，这与修饰态原子相干对吸收的相消干涉导致电磁诱导透明的情形形成鲜明的对照. 以三个电偶极跃迁构成N型链的四能级系统为例，中间跃迁作为探测跃迁，在修饰态表象中分裂成四个相互耦合的跃迁. 这些耦合源于介质的自发辐射和介质激发态相干到基态相干的自发转移. 前者对所有四个探测跃迁产生相同符号的耦合，表现为对吸收的抑制. 而后者对其中两个跃迁产生正号的耦合，对另两个跃迁产生负号的耦合. 正是这些正负参半的耦合显著改变修饰态相干对吸收的贡献，使之由抑制吸收改变为增强吸 关键词： 电磁诱导吸收 相消干涉 相长干涉 原子相干的自发转移     

Ultranarrow absorptive spectral line induced by microwave field

This paper investigates the absorptive spectral lines of four-level atomic system driven by a coupling, probe and microwave fields. Due to the perturbation of the microwave field, the original electromagnetically induced transparency is changed to electromagnetically induced absorption and the absorptive spectral line can be very narrow. This ultranarrow spectral line has potential applications to the microwave atomic frequency standard and the measurement of very weak magnetic field.     

Simultaneous electromagnetically induced transparency and absorption in thermal atomic medium

A three-level lambda system driven by multicolor control, pump, and probe fields is investigated. The pump and probe fields are derived from the same laser with opposite propagating directions. Due to the Doppler effect, the zero group-velocity atoms face bichromatic fields, while other atoms face trichromatic fields. The atomic medium shows distinct characteristics and exhibits simultaneous electromagnetically induced transparency(EIT) and electromagnetically induced absorption(EIA) at two frequencies. EIT and EIA peaks have a fixed relationship with frequency, which is determined by the Doppler shifts.     

Electromagnetically induced self-imaging

We study the self-imaging and image-transforming properties of a probe field in a cold atomic medium with electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). Due to the similarities between the gradient-index medium and the inhomogeneous index distribution of an EIT medium under the conditions of a negative probe detuning and a Gaussian control field, we find based on analytical investigations that there exists a kind of electromagnetically induced self-imaging phenomenon in cold atomic media. Numerical simulations clearly show that electromagnetically induced self-imaging is observable and controllable.     

Coherently induced double photonic band gaps in a driven N-type atomic system

In an N-type atomic system with double electromagnetically induced transparency, when the traveling-wave coupling field is replaced by a standing-wave, double fully developed photonic band gaps open up due to space-modulated refractive index within the two electromagnetically induced transparency widows. The dynamically induced band gaps can be tuned coherently, and have applications in manipulating the propagation dynamics of light pulses.     

Polarization decay of pulses of electromagnetically induced transparency on J=0→J=1→J=2 degenerate quantum transitions

The evolution of radiation under conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency in the scheme of degenerate quantum transitions J = 0 → J = 1 → J = 2 in the pulsed interaction regime of the fields and with allowance for the Doppler broadening of spectral lines has been analyzed numerically. It has been shown that, if the input coupling radiation is linearly polarized, the circularly polarized input probe pulse splits in the medium into pulses with mutually perpendicular linear polarizations. The direction of polarization of one of these pulses coincides with the direction of polarization of the input coupling field. The distance that the probe pulse travels in the medium until it completely decays decreases with a decrease in both the duration of the input probe pulse and the intensity of the input coupling radiation. A change in the power of the input probe pulse hardly affects the distance required for the decay and the velocity of propagation of linearly polarized pulses in the medium. An increase in the Doppler broadening of spectral lines leads to a decrease in this distance and, simultaneously, to an increase in the energy losses of the probe radiation. Qualitative considerations that explain the physical reason for the investigated effects have been presented.     

里德伯电磁感应透明中的相位

本文在典型的里德伯电磁感应透明系统中研究弱探测场在相互作用原子系统中的传播特性,重点关注基于偶极阻塞效应的探测场相位的合作光学非线性行为.通过与探测场透射率和光子关联作对比,发现相位的光学响应具有新特性:共振和Autler-Townes劈裂条件下相位对入射场强和初始光子关联不敏感,而在两者之间的频率范围内相位响应具有非线性特征,尤其在经典光频率处最显著.此外,提高主量子数和原子密度都会促进相位的非线性效应.综上,与探测场透射率和光子关联一样,相位可以作为合作光学非线性的另一个标识来刻画非线性现象,对里德伯电磁感应透明研究是一个有力的补充.     

电磁感应透明介质中非线性法拉第偏转

利用多重尺度法,解析地研究了V型五能级超冷原子电磁感应透明介质中弱的线偏振探测光的传播特性. 结果表明,仅考虑系统的线性效应,随着耦合光强度的增加,介质对探测光的吸收迅速减少,而探测光的传播速度逐渐增加,但比真空中的光速要低若干个数量级. 同时发现,在相同的外加磁场下探测光的非线性法拉第偏转方向与线性法拉第偏转相反,且偏转角更大. 这说明电磁感应透明介质中探测光的法拉第偏转主要是由系统的非线性效应调控. 关键词： 电磁感应透明 非线性法拉第偏转     

Chaos in an electromagnetically induced transparent medium inside an optical cavity

We theoretically predict and experimentally demonstrate chaotic behaviors in a system comprising of three-level atoms inside an optical ring cavity. This electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) system is driven to chaos through period-doubling route by reducing the frequency detuning of the coupling laser beam. The chaos occurs in a different parametric regime as previously predicted and is believed to be caused by the enhanced dispersion and nonlinearity due to induced atomic coherence in such EIT system.     

Manipulation of multiple electromagnetically induced two-photon transparency in a six-level atomic system

In the five-level K-type atomic system, by using another control field to couple the excited level of the coupling transition to the sixth higher excited level, a six-level atomic system is constructed. In this system, the multiple electromagnetically induced two-photon transparency has been investigated. What is more, if choosing the parameters of the control fields properly the triple transparency window will reduce to a double one which means that the multiple electromagnetically induced two-photon transparency can be manipulated in this system. The physical interpretation of these phenomena is given in terms of the dressed states and the dark states.     

Nonlinear cascade-configuration multi-wave mixing scheme based on electromagnetically induced transparency

A nonlinear optical cascade-configuration multi-wave mixing (CCMWM) scheme is presented and analysed for the generation of coherent light in a six-level atomic system in the context of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). A detailed semi-classical study of the propagation of the generated mixing and probe fields is demonstrated. We show by numerical simulations that EIT is capable of suppressing linear and nonlinear photon absorption. The analytical dependence of the generated mixing field on the probe field and the respective detuning is also predicted. Such a nonlinear optical process can be used for generating coherent short-wavelength radiation.     

All-optical switching and routing based on an electromagnetically induced absorption grating

An electromagnetically induced absorption grating is formed in a three-level atomic vapor under the condition of electromagnetically induced transparency in which the strong coupling beam is replaced by a standing wave. The transmission and reflection behaviors of the weak probe beam are greatly modified at certain frequencies near the two-photon resonance. An all-optical two-port signal router-all-optical switch is demonstrated.     

Electromagnetically induced transparency in bulk and microcavity semiconductors

We discuss our recent results on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) effects based on intrinsic free exciton and biexciton states in semiconductors. The Λ configuration obtained from the 1S and 2P yellow exciton levels of Cu₂O leads to a well-developed EIT regime, akin to the atomic case. The coherent driving of the exciton–biexciton transition in CuCl induces a tunable transparency window within the polaritonic stop-band, due to the presence of a third polariton branch in the dressed system. In a microcavity configuration, this gives rise to three reflectivity dips in the strong coupling regime.     

Rydberg原子的电磁诱导透明光谱的噪声转移特性

基于马赫-曾德尔干涉仪和平衡零拍探测技术研究了Cs原子6S_1/2↔6P_3/2↔62D_5/2Rydberg态阶梯型三能级系统电磁诱导透明效应中耦合光场的噪声向探测光场相位噪声的转移特性.实验中探测光频率锁定在Cs原子6S_1/2↔6P_3/2态共振跃迁线上,通过扫描6P_3/2到62D_5/2态跃迁的耦合光频率,测量了Rydberg态电磁诱导透明光谱.利用探测光经过声光调制器后的一级衍射光实现了马赫-曾德尔干涉仪的相位锁定,测量了不同锁定相位情况下的电磁诱导透明光谱,实验结果与阶梯型三能级系统的理论计算结果符合得很好.在此基础上详细研究了耦合光频率共振在6P_3/2到62D_5/2态跃迁线上时,耦合光频率噪声向探测光相位噪声的转移特性,发现耦合光频率噪声转移效率在高频处显示出较明显的抑制.同时观察到耦合光在不同失谐情况时,随着耦合光功率的改变,探测光相位噪声的变化特征表现出明显差异.